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10 Tips for Recovering from the Trauma of a Divorce

Divorce can be the biggest trauma of your life. Many people have come to therapy because of the psychological challenges and problems they are facing with their divorce. Often these clients are suffering from symptoms of acute stress disorder, which manifests itself in feeling shattered, fragmented, and overwhelmed. The following tips can be extremely helpful in situations of severe stress. Divorce is definitely one of these situations. These tips are, of course, applicable to all sorts of traumas, so “borrow” them for any other kind of trauma or crisis that comes your way in life.

Part of the problem is that your repertoire of coping tools isn’t working for you. When you and your partner split up it can be the worst crisis you’ve ever experienced. The fourteen suggestions that follow are meant to be used over time. You can’t integrate and follow through on these ideas in one sitting. Review and think about as much as you can take in today. Tomorrow is another day, your process of healing is unique to you and you’ve got to respect that now more than ever. Here are your sanity savers. Continue reading ‘Help with Divorce Recovery - 10 Tips for Recovering from the Trauma of a Divorce’